Welcome Home!

Welcome home to the 76th Brigade Infantry Combat Team! Scroll down to the very bottom of this page to view a slideshow of photos from The Indianapolis Star covering yesterday's homecoming. Caden is featured in photo number 19.

Its too early

I got up at 4 am! The sacrifices I make people. Not really, but I am gonna be snoozing at my desk this afternoon, if I ever get to work. And here I was worried the flight would be bunped up earlier and they would miss the chance to see Daddy. It didn't occur to me that it might be bumped to later. As of right now, 10ish.



While I was on the phone with my sister this morning, Chloe came out of her room and said "is it time yet?" This is better than Christmas for her. Thank God for aunties too. Since it was V-day yesterday, veterans came to her school and talked to the kids. Chloe and one of her classmates whose Mom is due in today also both started crying. But I am glad her Aunt Twila helps out at the school and was there.



Gonna go hit the road now and maybe get in a nap at Dad's house before we go up to the airport.

Veteran's Day

Thank you to all of you who have served our country over the years. Both of my grandfathers, Ray and Max, served during WWII. I am proud to be their granddaughter. My brother in law, Ryan, is on his way home from Iraq right now. I am proud to be his sister.

I know that there are mixed opinions to say the least concerning the military and our current conflicts. And I know that in the past, veterans haven't always been treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. I have been pleased to see that our troops are recieving much more respect and appreciation these days. Even by some of those who do not support the wars in Iraq or Afgahnistan.

I was talking to an older woman a few weeks ago about this very thing. She recalled her first husband coming home from Vietnam. She and his parents were meeting him in the airport. As they were all approaching each other, a stranger ran up to her husband, shouted something obscence and spit on him. She said if her father in law hadn't held her back, she would have been in jail for what she wanted to do to that person.

I can't say I blame her.

So welcome home to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. There will be many happy families this holiday season.

Spirit of the 76th

PS...I am hearing rumors of a welcome home party on the Saturday the 22nd. More details to follow.

Stolen pictures

I totally swipped these pictures from my sister.

First up is Caden, my nephew

He found his pumpkin!

Next is Chloe

I think this picture is awesome! She took it in front of the mirror in her room. Yes, that is a real picket fence on the wall.

And finally, Veteran's Day is going to be extra special this year. I get to go to some ceremony thing for some guy thats been gone for 8 months somewhere. I cannot share more than that because I do not know more than that, but I will post more on Tuesday's events, well, on tuesday I guess :)